Hunter Johnson

Johnson did not redshirt his freshman year at Clemson. He began the season as 3rd string quarterback, but earned the backup position by mid season. Johnson saw limited action against Kent State, Louisville, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, The Citadel, Miami, and South Carolina. He threw his first collegiate touchdown to tight end Cannon Smith during Clemson’s game against Wake Forest. Johnson completed 77.8 percent of his passes, throwing for 234 yards and 2 touchdowns during the 2017 season.

On June 11, 2018, Johnson announced that he would transfer to Northwestern University.

Johnson sat out the 2018 season and will be eligible to play in 2019.

Johnson was rated as a five-star recruit and was ranked among the top recruits in the 2017 class. Johnson was ranked by Rivals.com as the number 18 overall player (across every position) in the nation, and was the 2016 Rivals 5-star challenge quarterback MVP. He committed to the Tennessee Volunteers football in 2015 after taking multiple visits there. However after a visit to Clemson University in December 2015 he flipped his commitment to Dabo Swinney's Clemson Tigers. Johnson is a 2016 Elite 11 quarterback, and as such he was chosen to compete in Nike's The Opening. While there he made the All-Nike Rating Team (top 24 athletes nationally) with a score of 122.04 (only quarterback on the team).

Johnson won the Pete Dawkins Trophy as the MVP of the 2017 US Army All-American Bowl.

Hunter Johnson (born March 18, 1998) is an American football quarterback.